[78-L] Paul Specht comeback

[Cary Ginell]

Any good esniper only bids once - an automatic bid is placed two to three seconds before the auction closes. This is the smartest way to bid because it defeats the constant back-and-forth escalation of prices. There is no reason to bid more than one time if you are disciplined and know what you are willing to pay for an item.

Cary Ginell


On Feb 13, 2014, at 9:57 PM, DAVID BURNHAM <burnhamd at rogers.com> wrote:

> I've stopped bidding on e-bay because of the e-snipers; this is a site who will bid on a bidder's behalf a second or two before the bidding ends.  But it is always fun to see two e-snipers bidding against each other sending the price through the roof, which is probably the  situation that happened here.  It is the equivalent to acoustic feedback.  Of course it's a situation which only helps the buyers, not the sellers.
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> On Thursday, February 13, 2014 9:40:08 PM, Mark Bardenwerper <citrogsa at charter.net> wrote:
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>> In reading the list these days I see that the state of 78 RPM record 
>> collecting is rising to new heights, sometimes for reasons beyond, er, 
>> reason. However, I did not anticipate a belated resurgence of Paul 
>> Specht's late 20's career, not just because he has been unable to lift a 
>> baton lo, these past 60 years.
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>> Those Vivatonals have been in my sights for some time because my wife's 
>> ancestor performs on them. To see them go for twenty and thirty dollars 
>> was a stretch for my purse, but I have had success. But yesterday, 
>> wasn't I surprised to find that my puny $10.00 bid lasted for about 30 
>> seconds. The auction was nearly done and there were no other bids.  I 
>> checked back an hour later and found that two other bidders dropped 
>> money bombs in just two bids, for a closing sale of $255.00.
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>> This was for a V+ record!
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>> I promise that I was not going to turn it into a popcorn bowl.
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>> 111273441717
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>> Cock a Doodle, is someone off his Noodle, or is it just because Spring 
>> is Here??
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>> -- 
>> Mark L. Bardenwerper, Sr.
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